Riyadh, 16 1437, August 19, 2016, SPA -- Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen Saleh Al-Ahmar said that national army which is supported by Popular Resistance, and the forces of the Arab Alliance, made significant progress on the battlefield against Houthi and Saleh's militias, in the governorate of Taiz, south-west of the country. Al-ahmar pointed out that the army and the resistance completed the first phase of the lifting the siege from the city of Taiz, and through the progress that has been made in the western, eastern and north of the city front. -- SPA 18:30 LOCAL TIME 15:30 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w